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Irish Half Tonners & Quarter Tonners Shaping up for Cup Challenges

18th April 2016
Harmony is one of four potent Irish Half Tonners racing in 2016 Harmony is one of four potent Irish Half Tonners racing in 2016 Credit: Afloat.ie

Irish Half tonners and Quarter Tonners are shaping up for a full–on season in 2016. Dave Cullen's old Half Tonner King One has reportedly just finished a big refit under new Howth owners which means Cullen's new steed Checkmate, Harmony, Big Picture and now King One are all tricked up and heading for the Half Ton Cup in Falmouth in August.

There is a lot of activity too in Dublin Bay Quarter Ton circles with refits and DBSC boats heading for the Quarter Ton Cup along with Paul Gibbons Anchor Challenge from Cork too.

Published in Half Tonners

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